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Trench Rescue Technician
SFT Trench Rescue Technician
with Erik Komula
September 26-28, 2025
Woodland, CA
This course provides the skills and knowledge needed for the trench rescue technician to work safely and efficiently in a trench rescue environment. This hands-on training program includes trench and excavation regulations, soil characteristics, trench configurations and hazards, rescue team preparation, incident response, initial on-scene and pre-entry operations, shoring systems and components, shoring system installation, victim rescue and recovery, and incident termination. This course incorporates awareness, operations, and technician training based on NFPA 1006 (2021).
Chief Fire Officer 3D
Chief Fire Officer 3D – Command of Expanding All Hazard Incidents
October 20 – 23, 2025; 0830-1700
Berkeley Fire Department Training Division, 997 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94710
This course provides students with a basic knowledge of the emergency service requirements related to the roles and responsibilities of a Chief Fire Officer including developing a plan for the integration of fire services resources, developing an agency resource contingency plan, evaluating incident facilities, supervising multiple resources, developing and utilizing an incident action plan, obtaining incident information to facilitate transfer of command, developing and conducting a post-incident analysis, and maintaining incident records.
Prerequisites: Meet the educational requirements for Company Officer or five (5) years as a career officer (Lieutenant or higher), or seven (7) years as a volunteer officer (Lieutenant or higher) or five (5) years CAL FIRE Fire Apparatus Engineer
Required Text: Chief Officer: Principles and Practice (International Association of Fire Chiefs 3rd or 4th Edition, Jones & Bartlett Learning)
Chief Fire Officer 3C
Chief Fire Officer 3C – General Administration Functions
November 4 – 6, 2025; 0830-1700
Berkeley Fire Department EMS Division, 1007 University Ave, Berkeley CA 94710
This course provides students with a basic knowledge of the administration requirements related to the roles and responsibilities of a Chief Fire Officer including directing a department record management system, analyzing and interpreting records and data, developing a model plan for continuous organizational improvement, developing a plan to facilitate approval, preparing community awareness programs, and evaluating the inspection program of the AHJ.
Prerequisites: Meet the educational requirements for Company Officer or five (5) years as a career officer (Lieutenant or higher), or seven (7) years as a volunteer officer (Lieutenant or higher) or five (5) years CAL FIRE Fire Apparatus Engineer
Required Text: Chief Officer: Principles and Practice (International Association of Fire Chiefs 3rd or 4th Edition, Jones & Bartlett Learning)
RIO / CEET
REGISTERED INSTRUCTOR ORIENTATION (RIO) & CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION EVALUATOR TRAINING (CEET)
November 6, 2025
0900 - 1800
McClellan Park, CA
Instructor: Caryn Petty (1003-4414)
Student may attend either the AM session, PM session, or both if needed.
PREREQUISITE: Students must provide proof of Instructor 1 completion in order to attend RIO.
0900-1300
RIO - Registered Instructor Orientation
This course is designed to provide instructors who will deliver SFT training programs with an overview of State Fire Training, CFSTES and FSTEP, instructor registration requirements, instructor responsibilities and accountability, how to schedule and return courses, and the SFT Procedures Manual.
1400-1800
CEET - Certification Examination Evaluator Training
This course provides in-depth instruction on the registration requirements for Registered Lead Evaluators and Skills Evaluators, processes and procedures to request and successfully deliver both written and skills certification examinations, and information on making the transition from instructor to evaluator.
Instructor 1
SFT: Instructor 1
Instructed by Markus Reagan (1000-2114)
November 10-14, 2025
McClellan Park, CA
Course Description
This course provides the skills and knowledge needed for the entry level professional instructor to perform his or her duties safely, effectively, and competently. The curriculum is based on the 2012 edition of NFPA 1041 Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications. At the end of this course, candidates for Instructor I certification will be able to teach and deliver instruction from a prepared lesson plan utilizing instructional aids and evaluation instruments. The Instructor I will also be able to adapt a lesson plan and complete the reporting requirements to the local jurisdiction.
Chief Fire Officer 3A
Chief Fire Officer 3A: Human Resource Management
Contra Costa Fire Training, 2945 Treat Blvd., Concord, 94518
This course provides students with a basic knowledge of the human resources requirements related to the roles and responsibilities of a Chief Fire Officer including developing plans for providing employee accommodation, developing hiring procedures, establishing personnel assignments, describing methods of facilitating and encouraging professional development, developing an ongoing education training program, developing promotional procedures, developing proposals for improving employee benefits, and developing a measurable accident and injury prevention program.
Designed For: The certified Company Officer advancing to the Chief Fire Officer classification
FF Rescue and RIC Ops
SFT: Fire Fighter Rescue and Rapid Intervention Crew Operations
Instructed by Bryan Grebel (1002-3768), Josh Burris (6460-5545), Ryan Hatfield (2669-8162), and Jeff Switkowski (1001-1214)
November 17-20, 2025
McClellan Park, CA
This hands-on course provides the knowledge and skills needed to perform fire fighter rescue to reduce fire fighter injuries and deaths. Topics include the fire fighter rescue mindset; size up, tool assembly, and softening the structure; search, assessment, air delivery, and rescue; and Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC) roles, responsibilities, strategies, and operations.
Prerequisites: Fire Fighter 1A: Suppression (SFT) or Fire Fighter 1 certification Fire Fighter Survival (SFT)
• The Fire Ground Survival Awareness (IAFF online course) component of this course must be completed within three years prior to the Fire Fighter Rescue and RIC Operations course start date.
Instructor II
SFT: Instructor II
Instructed by Markus Reagan (1000-2114)
December 1-5, 2025
McClellan Park, CA
Course Description
The Instructor 2 Certification utilizes NFPA 1041 Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications (2012) to provide the qualifications for State Fire Training’s Instructor 2 certification. These qualifications are documented in the Instructor 2 Certification Training Standards (CTS). State Fire Training coordinated the development of the CTS guide, certification, and associated curriculum. The Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee (STEAC) and the State Board of Fire Services (SBFS) recommended these standards and qualifications for adoption by the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM).
Chief Fire Officer 3B
Chief Fire Officer 3B - Budget and Fiscal Responsibilities
This course will be held at the Contra Costa Fire Department Training Division; 2945 Treat Blvd, Concord, CA 94518.
December 8 – 9, 2025; 0830 – 1630
This course provides students with a basic knowledge of the budgeting requirements related to the roles and responsibilities of a Chief Fire Officer including developing a budget management system, developing a division or departmental budget, and describing the process for ensuring competitive bidding.
Ethical Leadership for Instructors
SFT: Ethical Leadership for Instructors
Instructed by Markus Reagan (1000-2114)
December 15, 2025
McClellan Park, CA
Course Description
This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to identify the value of ethical behavior in instructional settings, describe how ethical norms influence individual ethics, identify a personal ethical perspective and core values and how they impact communication and ethical decision making, and make an ethical decision using an ethical decision-making model, in order to assist in making ethical decisions when faced with an ethical dilemma in an instructional setting and carry out the roles and responsibilities of an SFT instructor in an ethical manner.
Designed for:
Individuals who wish to teach State Fire Training courses as a registered instructor and anyone interested in pursuing ethical behavior in an instructional setting.
Company Officer 2D - All Risk Command Operations
Company Officer 2D
June 23 – 27
0830 – 1700 hours all days
This course provides information on conducting incident size-up, developing and implementing an initial plan of action involving single and multi-unit operations for various types of emergency incidents to mitigate the situation following agency safety procedures, conducting pre-incident planning, and develop and conduct a post-incident analysis.
Extensive time will be spent performing group and individual Incident Command exercises.
Students should bring either:
Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer, fourth edition, International Fire Service Training Association, 2007, 0879392819
-or-
Fire Officer: Principles and Practice, second edition, Jones and Bartlett, 2010, 9781449600621
Company Officer 2E: Wildland Incident Operations for Company Officers
Company Officer 2E:
Wildland Incident Operations for Company Officers
Instructed by John Wagner
June 2-5, 2025
McClellan Park, CA
This course provides information on evaluating and reporting incident conditions, analyzing incident needs, developing and implementing a plan of action to deploy incident resources completing all operations to suppress a wildland fire, establishing an incident command post, creating an incident action plan, and completing incident records and reports.
Prerequisites:
1. Meets the educational requirements of Fire Fighter II or four (4) years as a career fire fighter, or six (6) years as a volunteer fire fighter
2. All Risk Command Operations for Company Officers
3. S-290 Intermediate Fire Behavior (classroom delivery only)
NFPA Rope Rescue Technician
NFPA Rope Rescue Technician
June 2-6, 2025 | 8AM-4PM/PST
Rope Rescue Technician is a dynamic 40+ hour advanced ropes course designed for firefighters and other rescue professionals.
This is a fast-paced course, with emphasis on real-world applications and scenario-based, hands-on training in both urban and wilderness settings.
Key topics include use of ropes, knots, rigging and pulley systems; multi-point anchors; descending, rappelling, belaying tools and techniques; high angle victim packaging; load releasing systems; use of a "set of 4's"; rescue scene organization and management; unsupported rope ascent; supported and unsupported pick-off rescues; protected lead climbing; high angle litter rigging and tending; use of artificial high directionals; and rope systems to facilitate horizontal movement. Upon completion, students will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to fulfill the JPR's for technician level rope rescue, established in NFPA 1006 (2017 ed.). This course is taught by current Rescue Specialists from Empact’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force who are also current Fire Service based technical rescue providers and instructors.
RIO/CEET
REGISTERED INSTRUCTOR ORIENTATION (RIO) & CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION EVALUATOR TRAINING (CEET)
May 27, 2025
0900 - 1800
McClellan Park, CA
Instructor: Caryn Petty
Student may attend either the AM session, PM session, or both if needed.
PREREQUISITE: Students must provide proof of completed Instructor 1 in order to attend.
0900-1300 RIO
Registered Instructor Orientation
This course is designed to provide instructors who will deliver SFT training programs with an overview of State Fire Training, CFSTES and FSTEP, instructor registration requirements, instructor responsibilities and accountability, how to schedule and return courses, and the SFT Procedures Manual.
1400-1800 CEET
Certification Examination Evaluator Training
This course provides in-depth instruction on the registration requirements for Registered Lead Evaluators and Skills Evaluators, processes and procedures to request and successfully deliver both written and skills certification examinations, and information on making the transition from instructor to evaluator.
RIC Ops
RAPID INTERVENTION CREW (RIC) OPS
April 29 -May 1st, 2025
0830-1700hrs
Fresno, CA
Instructors:
Jeff Hakola, Patterson FD
Fee Includes SFT Diploma
The Rapid Intervention Crew Operations course trains fire fighters to rescue a downed fire fighter in an immediately dangerous to life and health environment in the continuing effort to reduce the number of fire fighter injuries and deaths that occur regularly. Students train using evolutions and scenarios based off tragedies suffered by fellow fire fighters from departments across the country. Students receive information on how to locate and use these LODD studies as training and prevention tools throughout their careers.
CA 219: Wildland Firefighting - Firing Operations
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This course provides information and develops skills required to perform and hold firing operations on wildland fires and prescribed burns. This course contains a mix of online and instructor-led training including live fire exercises. The students will be engaged in wildland firefighting and firing operations. Students are required to complete the online training portion of the course and pre-course quizzes prior to taking the instructor-led training. This course meets and exceeds the objectives of the NWCG S-219 Firing Operations (2014) course.
NOTE
Classroom dates: April 28 & 29
Burn dates: (tentatively based on fuels)
- Sometime between May 19 & June 30
- Students will be given at least a weeks notice as it gets closer
INSTRUCTOR
Captain Matt Thau, Livermore-Pleasanton FD
PREREQUISITES
NWCG 310-1: Wildland Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1); and
S-290: Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (classroom only); and
Online component for NWCG S-219: Firing Operations; and
Two (2) pre-course instructor-developed quizzes
Fire Apparatus Driver Operator 1A
SFT DO1A
Fireground Solutions, LLC
This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to perform preventative maintenance on and drive or operate a fire apparatus. Topics include routine tests, inspections, and servicing functions; operating, backing, maneuvering, and turning a fire apparatus under a variety of conditions; and operating all fixed systems and equipment on a fire apparatus. This course fulfills the requirements for a Class C driver’s license fire fighter endorsement.
Each day is scheduled for 0900-1700/PCT
Questions: firegroundsolutions@outlook.com
SFT Ethical Leadership
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to identify the value of ethical behavior in instructional settings, describe how ethical norms influence individual ethics, identify a personal ethical perspective and core values and how they impact communication and ethical decision making, and make an ethical decision using an ethical decision-making model, in order to assist in making ethical decisions when faced with an ethical dilemma in an instructional setting and carry out the roles and responsibilities of an SFT instructor in an ethical manner.
DESIGNED FOR
Individuals who wish to teach State Fire Training courses as a registered instructor
0900-1700
SFT Registered Instructor Orientation
This course is designed to provide instructors who will deliver SFT training programs with an overview of State Fire Training, CFSTES and FSTEP, instructor registration requirements, instructor responsibilities and accountability, how to schedule and return courses, and the SFT Procedures Manual.
0900-1300
Berkeley, CA
SFT Certification Examination Evaluator Training
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This course provides in-depth instruction on the registration requirements for Registered Lead Evaluators and Skills Evaluators, processes and procedures to request and successfully deliver both written and skills certification examinations, and information on making the transition from instructor to evaluator.
CLASS DESIGNED FOR
Personnel affiliated with an Accredited Regional Training Program (ARTP) or an Accredited Local Academy (ALA) who will be serving as either a Registered Lead Evaluator or Skills Evaluator for a certification examination process (written and/or skills).
1400-1800
Berkeley, CA
S-223 Fireline EMT
S-223 FIRELINE EMT
March 15th & 16th, 2025
0900-1700hrs
Twain Harte, CA
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This course provides the skills and knowledge needed to perform in the role of Fireline EMT/Paramedic (EMTF/EMPF). Key learning concepts includeposition overview, equipment and supplies, assignments, communications, Incident Action Plans and ICS forms, GPS and land navigation, firelinesafety, medical emergencies, and lessons learned specific to the wildland arena. Designed For: Emergency medical technicians or paramedicsseeking qualification to work on a fireline
PREREQUISITES
S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior
Ethical Leadership for Instructors
SFT: Ethical Leadership for Instructors
Instructed by Markus Reagan
March 3, 2025
McClellan Park, CA
Course Description
This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to identify the value of ethical behavior in instructional settings, describe how ethical norms influenceindividual ethics, identify a personal ethical perspective and core values and how they impact communication and ethical decision making, and make an ethicaldecision using an ethical decision-making model, in order to assist in making ethical decisions when faced with an ethical dilemma in an instructional setting andcarry out the roles and responsibilities of an SFT instructor in an ethical manner.
Designed for:
Individuals who wish to teach State Fire Training courses as a registered instructor and anyone interested in pursuing ethical behavior in an instructional setting.